Bottle or other receptacle and stopper or cover for such receptacles.



H. MARLES.

BOTTLE OR OTHER REGEPTAGLE AND STOPPER 0R GOVER FOR SUCH RECEPTACLES.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1907.

904,705. I Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

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H. MARLES.

BOTTLE OR OTHER REUEPTACLE AND STOPPER OR COVER FOR SUCH REGEPTACLES.APPLICATION FILED AUG. 12, 1907.

904,705 Patented Ituv. 24, 1908.

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UNITED STATES PATENT UFFICE.

HENRY MARLES, OF MANOR PARK, ENGLAND.

BOTTLE OR OTHER RECEPTACLE AND STOPPER OR COVER FOR SUCH RECEPTACLES.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Nov. 24, 1908.

Application filed. August 12, 1907. Serial No. 388,250.

To alt whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, HENRY MAnLEs, a subject of the King of GreatBritain, residing at 24; Essex road, Manor Park, in the county of Essex,England, engineer, have invented new and useful Improvements in andConnected with Bottles or other Receptacles and in Stoppers or Coversfor Such Receptacles, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to improvements in and connected with bottles orother receptacles and in stoppers or covers for such receptacles of thetype in which the neck or the like of the bottle or other receptacle isprovided with a wire loop or bail and the stopper cap or cover (providedwith inclined planes adapted to operate in conjunction with the bail) isso constructed that, when attached to the bottle by the said bail, itcannot be lost or become detached under ordinary usage. The bails forclosures of this kind have heretofore been generally provided withinwardly turned ends adapted to take into recesses or grooves in orunder a shoulder on the bottle neck or they have been connected to aband or wire wholly or partly encircling the neck of the bottle or otherreceptacle.

Now according to this invention the neck or the like of a bottle orother receptacle is provided with recesses adapted to take the ends ofthe hail the said recesses being so formed that their sides or wallspresent the necessary amount of bearing surface at their upper ends orparts to take the pull of the stopper and bail, but that the height ofthe said walls is reduced or may even merge into the outer surface ofthe bottle neck or the like at a part or parts where no strain comeswhen the stopper is in use the object being to allow of the bail beinginserted into and removed from its recesses without unduly straining itin such a manner as to deform it when putting the bail in or if for anyreason it is necessary or advisable to remove the bail and with it thestop per or cap.

The invention also consists in so constructing such a bottle or otherreceptacle, that means are provided for preventing the stop per fromfalling down and getting in the way when pouring or when cleaning ordraining the bottle.

A further improvement consists in so constructing the stopper or capthat a packing ring may be employed instead of a disk and a minorimprovement consists in providing a hole in one or both of the inclinesor cam surfaces through which hole and round the bail a cord or wire maybe fastened and sealed if desired to prevent the contents from beingtampered with.

Figure 1 of the accompanying drawings illustrates in sectional elevationpart of a glass bottle provided with a closure constructed according tothis invention. Fig. 2 is a side view thereof with the seal removed andthe stopper off the mouth of the bottle. Fig. 3 is a plan of the stopperand bail. Fig. at is a sectional elevation of a modification. Fig. 5 isa similar view of another modification. Fig. 6 is a similar view of yetanother modified form of glass bottle. Fig. 7 is a sectional elevationof a neck of a metal receptacle. Fig. 8 is a side view thereof and Fig.9 shows the neck applied to the receptacle but drawn to a reduced scale.Fig. 10 is a side view of another neck made of pressed or stamped metaland Fig. 11 is a section on the line XIXI Fig. 10. Fig. 12 is a view ofa modified form of pressed or stamped metal neck partly in section andpartly in elevation. Figs. 13 and 1% represent in side elevation inprocess of manufacture and when manufactured respectively another neckmade of stamped metal and Fig. 15 is a front elevation of the same.Figs. 16 and 17 show in side elevation during and after manufacturerespectively a slightly modified construction and Fig. 18 is a sectionalelevation on the line XVIIIXVIII Fig. 17. Fig. 19 is a front elevationof another modification. Fig. 20 is a side view and Fig. 21 is asectional elevation thereof on the lines XXI-XXI Fig. 20. Fig. 22 is asection on the line XX1I-XXII Fig. 19. Fig. 23 is a part sectionalelevation of a bottle neck with means for facilitating the sealing ofthe closure. Figs. 2i and 25 are respectively sectional elevation andinverted plan of a stopper or cover.

In the case of a glass bottle and as shown for instance in Figs. 1, 2and 3 the neck is or may be provided as usual with a so-called ring anear the mouth thereof and two recesses Z) to receive the in-turned endsof the bail g are made near the lower end or edge of the said ring saidrecesses being deepest at their upper parts and shallower below so thatthe lowest part of the recess approximately merges at c as shown on theleft hand side of Fig. 1 into the neck (Z of the bottle where the ringor shoulder merges into the neck or the bottom surfaces of the tworecesses may be parallel and there may be a short step up at e as shownon the right hand side of Fig. 1 from the lower end of the recess to theouter surface of the-bottle neck and in order that the stopper f may notfall down when pouring out the contents of the bottle the stopper or capand the bail g are so proportioned that the edge ofthe said stopper maydrop or take against the shoulder formed by the ring a of the bottle asshown in Fig. 2, or as shown in Fig. 4: against a shoulder formed by asmall recess h or against a shoulder formed by a stop 2' as shown inFig. 5 or against a shoulder or bead is formed in or on the neck of thering a as shown in Fig. 6.

In applying the invention to the neck of a metal receptacle andparticularly where the said neck is made of cast metal as shown in Figs.7, 8 and 9 the walls of the recesses for the ends of the bail aresuitably formed of fillets Z on the neck the lower sides of whichfillets project only slightly beyond the surface of the neck, while theupper sides thereof are of such dimensions as to afford the necessarybearing surface for the ends of the bail. These fillets may be circularin shape or of a horseshoe shape or otherwise fashioned so long as theypermit of the easy introduction or removal or both of the ends of thebail at a place where there is no strain when the bottle or the like isbeing stoppered. Such a neck is suitably provided with an annular flangem at the top to form a joint with the stopper f and the said flange alsoserves to hold the stopper in place when oil the mouth of the bottle andwhen pouring and so on or there may be a lug or recess on to or intowhich the cap or stopper may take as aforesaid. Or as shown in Fig. 7the in-turned ends of the bail may be of such a length as not to touchthe bottom of the recesses when the stopper is in position as shown butthe bail is so bent that the said ends tend to approach each other anddo so when the bail is turned back and it grips the inclined surfaces ofthe projections or fillets Z so that the stopper cannot fall down orover the mouth of the bottle unless some little force is employed.

In applying the invention to a neck made of pressed or stamped metal therecesses for the bail are formed by stamping either from the outside asshown at n in Figs. 10 and 11 or it may be from the inside or as shownin Fig. 12 partly from the outside and partly from the inside to form arecess 0 so that a portion of the metal projects beyond the outersurface of the neck as shown at 20. Or as shown in Fig. 13 lugs such as9 may be provided which are bent up as shown in Figs. 14 and 15 to formthe projections or recesses.

In Figs. 16, 17 and 18, the construction is similar except that the lugs7 when bent into position practically form horseshoe shaped fillets. Oras shown in Figs. 19 to 2:2 the said recesses may be made in separatepieces somewhat in the-nature of a flanged cap or thimble s the lowerpart of the flange being removed at 2f Fig. 20 to allow of the easyintroduction and removal of the end of the bail and in all cases it ispreferable as aforesaidto make provision for holding the stopper or capso that it cannot fall down when pouring. In this particularconstruction the neck is provided with a recess a but if a flange beused, the recess may be dispensed with. This arrangement is also usefulwhen the bottles are being cleaned or drained as it prevents the stopperfrom getting in the way.

The stopper or cap f is in known manner provided with two oppositelydirected parallel inclines or cam surfaces '0 which are continued toform wings by which the stopper may be grasped when stoppering orunstoppering see for instance Figs. 1, 8 and 23 the space between thetwo said surfaces allowing of the entrance of the bail when the bottleis opened and when the latter is closed the closure may be sealed byproviding one of the wings of the inclines or cams r with a hole tothrough which a wire or cord 05 is passed and round the bail g to holdthe stopper in the closed position, a seal 1 being applied to the endsof the wire or cord in the known manner. The inclines a may if desiredbe provided with wings 2 such as shown in Figs. 24 and 25 to allow extraleverage in closing or opening the bottle and a further improvement inconnection with these stoppers consists in providing the cap with aninternal annular space as shown in Figs. 1 and in, into which space isinserted a ring 1 of leather, cork or other suitable packing materialinstead of as heretofore employing a disk of packing material which ringis more economical and more securely retained in position than a disk.Packings of this description are also applicable to stoppers of otherconstructions and although the annular recess is shown with parallelsides in Fig. 2 1 it is evident that the latter may be somewhat inclinedso as to form a groove of a more or less dovetail section as shown inFig. 1. Finally it should be clearly understood that although theinvention is described with reference to bottles and similar receptacleswith a constricted part or neck, the invention is equally applicable tojars or the like.

hat I claim as my invention and-desire to secure by LettersPatent is 1.The combination with a stopper and a bail having in-turned ends, of areceptacle having recesses perpendicular to the direction of pull ofsaid bail for the reception of said ends, said recesses being deepest atthe ends adjacent to the orifice of said receptacle and shallower at theother ends.

2. The combination with a stopper having cam surfaces and a bail havingiii-turned ends, of a receptacle having recesses perpendicular to thedirection of pull of said bail for the reception of said ends, the wallsof said recesses being deepest at the ends of said recesses where thein-turned ends of the bail bear and shallower at the other ends.

3. The combination with a stopper having cam surfaces and a bail havingin-turned ends, of a receptacle having recesses perpendicular to thedirection of pull of said bail for the reception of said ends, the wallsof said recesses being deepest at the ends nearer to the orifice of saidreceptacle, and shallower at the other ends, and the bail being so bentand set and the inturned ends of such a length that, when the stopper isin the closed position, said ends will not touch the bottom of saidrecesses, but when the stopper is turned back to the open position, saidbail will grip the shallower ends of said walls.

t. he combination with a stopper having cam surfaces, a bail havingin-turned ends and a receptacle having recesses perpendicular to thedirection of pull of said bail for the reception of said ends, saidrecesses being deepest at the ends adjacent to the orifice of saidreceptacle and shallower at the other ends, of a shoulder upon thereceptacle against which the edge of the said stopper takes when thebottle is tilted.

5. The combination of a stopper having cam surfaces, a bail havingin-turned ends,

a receptacle having recesses perpendicular to the direction of pull ofsaid bail for the reception of said ends, said recesses being deepest atthe ends nearer to the orifice of said receptacle and shallower at theother ends, and an annular shoulder upon the re ceptacle against whichthe edge of said stopper takes when the receptacle is tilted.

G. The combination with a stopper having cam surfaces forming wings onthe top thereof, a bail provided with iii-turned ends and adapted totake between said wings and to ride up on said cam surfaces, and aflexible sealing member adapted to be passed through a hole in one ofsaid wings and round said bail for the purpose of sealing said stopper,of a receptacle having recesses perpendicular to the direction of pullof said bail for the reception of said ends, said recesses being deepestat the ends adjacent to the orifice of said receptacle and shallower atthe other ends.

7. The combination with a stoper having cam surfaces forming wings onthe top thereof and an annular recess in the bottom, a packing ring tofit in said annular recess and a bail having inturned ends, of a receptacle having recesses perpendicular to the direction of pull of saidbail for the reception of said ends, said recesses being deepest at theends adjacent to the orifice of said receptacle and shallower at theother ends.

In testimony whereof I have signed my name to this specification in thepresence of two subscribing witnesses.

HENRY MARLES.

lVitnesses:

I'IERBERT D. J AMESON, R. WV. \VILLIAMS.

